Tag Archives: posture awareness

14-11-13

Instrumental technique 2: posture awareness

Lise Enochsson: Two weeks ago at the Nordic Harp Meeting a group gathered for a workshop on "physiotherapy for harpists", a pretty ambitious workshop title from the arrangers, but which was actually a condensed and hands-on (feet-on!) version of the plan for this article series.

In the previous article (Instrumental technique 1: breathe), we've become aware of our breathing and explored ways in which we can free it up. Next, we can become more aware of our habitual posture and try some small adjustments. If you really get into feeling how you normally carry yourself, you may find some surprising tendencies.

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30-10-13

Instrumental technique 1: breathe

The questions following the posts New school year! and Instrumental technique have shown numerous and often similar physical issues that harp players have to face during their life. In the next few weeks, Lise Enochsson will publish a general synthesis portioned into a few posts, each one answering specific points. For those of you who will be present at the Nordic Harp Meeting, she will give a workshop on physiotherapy for harp players.

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